Project Hail Mary Rotten Tomatoes Score Is In — Are Critics Over The Moon?
Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi space adventure Project Hail Mary rockets in as the year’s first masterpiece, according to early reviews.
Well, the buzz on Project Hail Mary wasn’t just studio hot air. The first full wave of reviews hit, and critics are basically planting a flag: this is the real deal.
The early verdict
Ryan Gosling headlines the sci-fi adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel, and after those early reactions lit up social media, the broader critic response has now landed. The tone is loud and clear: best-of-the-year chatter is already in play, with some leaning into big, confident language.
'The year’s first masterpiece.'
One review even sold it with a clean elevator pitch:
'Cast Away meets Interstellar.'
The numbers
- As of now, Project Hail Mary sits at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, pulled from 57 critic reviews.
That’s a heavyweight score this early, and it backs up the word-of-mouth that’s been swirling since the first screenings. If you’ve been waiting to see whether the movie lives up to the book’s clever, crowd-pleasing reputation, critics are saying it does—loudly.